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A constant stream of noise distracts investors: earnings reports, news releases, upgrades, downgrades, economic data, geopolitics. How should we best manage this firehose of distractions? Larry Swedrow, head of financial and economic research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about managing through the noise. His firm manages or advises on over 70 billion dollars in client assets. Swedrow has co-written 20 books on investing.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Colin Camerer, Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Finance and Economics at California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Caltech in 1994, Camerer was a faculty member at various institutions including the University of Chicago GSB and the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University. He also held a visiting professorship at Oxford University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds fellowship at the Econometric Society, and the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. Camerer has also authored numerous academic papers and books, like "Behavioral Game Theory: Experiments in Strategic Interaction."

On today's episode, Barry and Colin breakdown the behaviors that drive our financial decision making. 

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Bill McBride of Calculated Risk has spent the past 20 years taking apart economic data, creating “opinion-free” analysis of the economy, and accurately identifying booms, busts, bubbles, and recoveries in real-time, including the great financial crisis and its subsequent housing bottom + recovery.  He speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the data that matters, and the data that doesn’t, and how investors can tell them apart.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with New York Times Global Economic Correspondent Peter Goodman. Prior to the New York Times, Peter began his career as a freelance writer in Southeast Asia before serving as The Washington Post's Asia Economic Correspondent and later Shanghai Bureau Chief. He has since reported from over 36 countries, holds two Gerald Loeb awards and eight prizes from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He was also a Pulitzer finalist for his work covering the 2008 financial crisis. On today's episode, Peter breaks down his path as a journalist and the work behind his book How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain.

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As much as our era seems to be unprecedented, Human nature is same as it ever was. Our behavior around risk and reward has been very consistent over the millennia. On this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Morgan Housel, author of the book “Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes.”  Together, they break down what never changes when it comes to money.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work. 

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Be in the know this election with Bloomberg Podcasts. Follow Bloomberg News Now for up-to-the minute election results, all night long. And go deeper with The Big Take podcast, featuring in-depth global analysis of the US election every day this week. 

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Annie Lamont, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Oak HC/FT. Prior to founding Oak HC/FT in 2014, Annie spent 28 years at Oak Investment Partners, where she served as a Managing Partner and led the healthcare and fintech practices. Annie has been named to Forbes' Midas List as well as Fortune's Top 20 Private Equity Power Players and Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People. In addition to her spot on the Board of Trustees at Stanford University, Annie currently sits on the Board of Directors for Bloomberg. She also serves as First Lady of Connecticut.  

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Dividend investing has a long and storied history, but it turns out dividends are only part of the picture driving stock returns. One alternative is shareholder yield, which includes not only dividends, but also share buybacks and debt paydowns as indicators of future gains. On this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Cambria Investment Management co-Founder and CIO, Meb Faber. Together they break down how you can participate in shareholder yield and get more out of your dividends.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work. 

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Prior to joining Mercedes, Toto spent time in the investment world, founding his own company Marchfifteen in 1998 and Marchsixteen in 2004. In 2009 Toto combined his passion for racing and business by investing in the Williams F1 Team. He eventually came to be the team's Executive Director, helping to lead them toward their first win at the Spanish Grand Prix in eight years. Shortly after that win, Toto became Managing Partner of the Mercedes F1 team, where he now holds a 33% stake. In his time with Mercedes, the team has won eight Formula One Constructors' Championships and seven Drivers' Championships.  

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How can investors seeking income plan for a future where bond yields are unknown? One solution is building a ladder of bonds that mature in different years to both lock in higher rates now (in case yields drop), and reinvest later (if rates rise). For more on the subject, Barry Ritholtz, speaks with Karen Veraa, Head of iShares US Fixed Income Strategy at BlackRock.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work. 

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Brian Higgins, co-founder, managing partner and co-portfolio manager of King Street. Higgins focuses on handling distressed securities, real estate investments and credit. He is chair of the Management Committee, Global Investment Committee, Real Estate Investment Committee, and is a member of the Risk Committee and Operating Committee. Before co-founding King Street in 1995, he worked at First Boston in their Special Situations Fund and the Distressed Securities Group. 

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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Crosby sits down with Barry Ritholtz to discuss how to improve our relationship with money and earning, investing and spending our cash. Crosby is Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion Advisor Solutions, where he helps financial advisors apply behavioral science in their practice. He is the author of "The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and the Secret to Investing Success."

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work. 

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Live from FutureProof in Huntington Beach, California, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joe Lonsdale of 8VC. Previously, he co-founded Palantir Technologies, founded Adapar, a wealth management platform, and Opto, a private market investment platform. Lonsdale’s entrepreneurial journey began as an intern at PayPal and later at Peter Thiel's hedge fund, Clarium Capital. In this episode, Lonsdale discusses the importance of technology in various sectors, the need for innovation in defense, and the potential of AI to transform the services industry.

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Do you understand the difference between price and value? How much faith do you have that any stock or market will eventually return to its intrinsic value? In this episode of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU Stern School of Business. He has written numerous books on valuation and finance.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Cutter Capital Management Founder and CIO, Vincent Aita. Prior to founding Cutter Capital in November of 2022, Vincent spent time as a Senior Analyst for Millennium Partners and a Portfolio Manager at Citadel. He also received a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Columbia University. On this episode, Vincent discusses the launch of Cutter Capital and how he managed to combine a love for genetics and business into a successful career.  

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We all know Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama’s efficient market hypothesis for publicly traded stocks, but how efficient are private markets?  As it turns out, not very.

In this episode, Soraya Darabi sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain how she looks for market inefficiencies in overlooked founders and geographies. Darabi is partner in the venture firm TMV. She has been an early investor in companies that went public such as FIGS, Casper, and CloudFlare, as well as startups like Gimlett and Lightwell, that Spotify and Twitter later acquired.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Kyla Scanlon, financial content creator, educator, and author. Her book In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work serves as a guide to understand the true hidden forces behind economic outcomes. In 2022, Kyla coined the term 'vibecession' to describe many Americans' view of the economy at the time. As an educator, she uses her social media presence to bring the human aspect of economics to the forefront and make complex topics easy to understand for all who take interest. On this episode, Kyla discusses her background, today's market vibes, and the importance of fostering a strong financial education.  

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Are equities the best long-term investment? If so, is that always true? In this episode of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeremy Schwartz about why you should, or should not, go heavy on stocks. Schwartz is Global Chief Investment Officer of WisdomTree, leading the firm's investment strategy team in the construction of equity Indexes, quantitative active strategies and multi-asset Model Portfolios.   

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Victor Khosla, Founder and CIO of Strategic Value Partners. Prior to establishing SVP in 2001, Victor served as President of Cerberus Capital and built and managed one of the top proprietary trading businesses at Merrill Lynch. He is a member of the Management Council at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and sits on the board of Pratham USA. On this episode, Victor discusses the state of investing, 'trading' planes, and what it takes to build a leading global private credit firm.  

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Can money buy you happiness? How much money is too much? Does wealth offer diminishing returns? In this episode, Barry Ritholtz is joined by Brian Portnoy to explore these questions. Portnoy has held senior investment roles throughout the hedge fund and mutual fund industries. He is also the author of the bestselling books, ‘The Geometry of Wealth’ and ‘The Investors Paradox.’ 

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group. Prior to forming the firm in 1987, David practiced law and served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, as well as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago among others.

His philanthropic endeavors stretch across a number of institutions including the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Brookings Institution, and the National Constitution Center. He hosts a handful of shows and podcasts, including PBS’s History with David Rubenstein, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, and Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg TV. He has also written numerous best-selling books, the latest being "The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency.”

His most recent venture: supporting his hometown as the Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles. 

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How should investors manage bond duration in an era of rising – and soon likely falling – interest rates?  

The challenge is that the longer the duration your bonds are, the higher yield usually is, but the more vulnerable those bonds are to rising rates. When rates fall, long-duration bonds go up (shorter duration much less). There are many ways investors can take advantage of changing interest rates. For more on the subject, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Karen Veraa, Head of iShares US Fixed Income Strategy at BlackRock.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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When a team of video game developers notice that their files have been moved, they find themselves in a race against time to save the company from ransomware. Adam Marrè, CISO at Arctic Wolf, explains how this cyberattack traced back to a single phishing email and unpacks the ramifications for gaming companies. Then David Adrian from Chrome lays out how leaders can use unphishable authentication methods to protect their teams.

This episode is sponsored by Chrome Enterprise.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks with Mike Wilson, Chief Investment Officer and Chief US Equity Strategist at Morgan Stanley. Prior to becoming CIO, Mike began his career with the firm in 1989 as an investment banker. He has since held various positions within Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division, including Head of Content Distribution for North American Equities. On this episode, Mike shares his experience at Morgan Stanley, the path to CIO, and his thoughts on the forces shaping today's markets. 

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Buying a house in today's climate can be challenging. Interest rates are near the highest level in 20 years. Housing inventory is near record lows. So what's a potential home buyer to do? Jonathan Miller, President of Miller Samuel, joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss the best approach for purchasing a home today.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Heather Brilliant, chief executive officer of Diamond Hill Investment Group. Before joining the firm in 2019, she worked for First State Investments. She has also worked for Morningstar Inc., where she served as global head of equity and credit research before becoming CEO of Morningstar Australasia. She served on the board of the CFA Institute from 2013 to 2020 and was chair of the board in 2018-19. 

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Fees matter more than you think. Over the long term, the difference between a few basis points can turn into real, big money. On this episode, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst Eric Balchunas joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss how fees can significantly impact your portfolio.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Ricky Sandler, the chief investment officer and the founder of Eminence Capital. Today, Eminence is a $7B global investment management organization. Prior to launching Eminence, Ricky was co-founder and co-general partner of Fusion Capital Management, LLC. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors to the University of Wisconsin Foundation and is a member of its development committee, investment committee and traditional asset subcommittee. Ricky Sandler is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. 

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The Magnificent Seven, the Nifty Fifty, FAANG: Each of these are popular groups of companies investors erroneously believed they could “set & forget” But as history informs us, the list of once-great companies that dominated their eras and then declined is long. In this episode, Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU Stern School of Business explains what a normal corporate life cycle is. He has written numerous books on valuation and finance. His new book, “The Corporate Life Cycle: Business Investment and Management Implications" is out today.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Mike Green, portfolio manager and chief strategist for Simplify Asset Management Inc. He previously served in the same roles for Logica Capital Advisers LLC. Prior to Logica, Michael managed macro strategies at Thiel Macro LLC; founded Ice Farm Advisors LP, a discretionary global macro hedge fund seeded by Soros Fund Management; and founded and managed the New York office of Canyon Capital Advisors, a $23 billion multi-strategy hedge fund. He is a CFA holder. 

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The term 'ESG' gets thrown around in investing all the time. But, there's a better way to align your investments with your personal values. In this week's episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Ari Rosenbaum, principal at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, about how to tailor investments to your ideological preferences.

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 Barry Ritholtz speaks to Meir Statman, the Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University. Statman’s research has been published in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and other publications. He is a member of the advisory board of the Journal of Portfolio Management, the Journal of Wealth Management, the Journal of Retirement, the Journal of Investment Consulting and the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. He is also an associate editor for the Journal of Behavioral Finance and the Journal of Investment Management. Statman was named one of the 25 most influential people by Investment Advisor. His most recent book is A Wealth of Well-Being: A Holistic Approach to Behavioral Finance. 

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Of all the many things Humans do brilliantly well, investing isn’t one of them.  As a group, we are easily excited, focused on the wrong things, and filled with unjustified overconfidence. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Crosby sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain why when it comes to investing, “we are just not built for it.” Crosby is Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion Advisor Solutions, where he helps financial advisors apply behavioral science in their practice. He is the author of "The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and the Secret to Investing Success."

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work. 

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute. Achuthan met his mentor, Geoffrey H. Moore, at Columbia University in 1990; they formed ECRI with Anirvan Banerji in 1996. He serves on the board of governors for the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. In 2004, he co-authored Beating the Business Cycle: How to Predict and Profit From Turning Points in the Economy. 

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Investing can be complicated. But what if there was a simple solution? On this episode of 'At the Money,' Barry Ritholtz talks to Dave Nadig about one simple approach to the matter. Nadig is the Financial Futurist for ETF Trends and ETF Database. He has been involved in researching, reporting and analyzing the investment management industry for more than 20 years.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Natalie Wolfsen, chief executive officer of Orion, which provides technology and asset-management services to wealth-management firms, independent financial advisers and the enterprises that serve them. She is also a member of Orion’s board of directors. She previously served as CEO of AssetMark; she also worked for First Eagle Investment Management, Pershing, Charles Schwab and American Express. This year, Barron’s named Wolfsen to its 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list. 

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We focus most of our investing efforts on obtaining information. But is that where we generate the highest ROI? As it turns out, managing your behavior has a much greater impact on your portfoio than any single data point. 
 
In this episode, Morgan Housel sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain why behavior often beats knowledge. Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund and author of “The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness.” 
 
Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Each episode of 'Here's Why' uses experts at Bloomberg to explain one news story in just a few minutes.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Gregory Peters, co-chief investment officer of PGIM Fixed Income and a co-head of the firm's multisector team. Prior to joining PGIM in 2014, Peters was Morgan Stanley's global director of fixed income & economic research and chief global cross-asset strategist. He previously worked at Salomon Smith Barney and the US Treasury Department. Peters is a member of the Fixed Income Analyst Society and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. 

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We expect our investments to generate positive financial returns, but can they also have a positive societal effect? Can your capital make an impact?

In this episode, Soraya Darabi sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain Impact Investing,  Darabi is partner in the venture firm TMV. She has been an early investor in companies that went public such as FIGS, Casper, and CloudFlare, as well as startups like Gimlett and Lightwell, that Spotify and Twitter later acquired.

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Matt Eagan, portfolio manager and head of the full discretion team at Loomis Sayles & Co. LP, where he is also a member of the board of directors. He joined Loomis Sayles in 1997 as a fixed income research analyst for the multisector fixed income team. Previously, Eagan was a senior fixed income analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and a senior credit analyst at BancBoston Financial Co. Eagan is a co-founder of the Loomis Sayles Allies group and a member of the leadership council for Boston Scores. He is also a member of the Boston Economic Club and CFA Society Boston. 

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Why is investing so hard? It's because our brains have been trained, over thousands of years, to trust our fear instincts. In this episode, Brian Portnoy sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain why humans aren't built to be good investors. Portnoy has held senior investment roles throughout the hedge fund and mutual fund industries. He is also the author of the bestselling books, 'The Geometry of Wealth' and 'The Investors Paradox.'  

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Brian Klaas, associate professor of global politics at University College London and affiliate researcher at the University of Oxford. He is the author of five books, including Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters and Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Klaas writes the popular The Garden of Forking Paths Substack and created the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast. He previously was a columnist for the Washington Post and now contributes to the Atlantic. 

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If you could change only one thing that would help your investing, what would it be? Your own behavior. 

When it comes to investing, we are our own worst enemies. Why is this? What can we do to avoid this fate? Neurologist and professional investor Dr. William Bernstein is the author of “The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio.” He speaks with Barry Ritholtz about how to manage our emotions to avoid poor outcomes in markets. 

Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Eva Shang, co-founder, general partner and chief executive officer of Legalist Inc., an institutional alternative asset management firm. She leads the company's 35-person team of engineers, attorneys and analysts, and she is also a member of the firm's valuation and investment committees and board of directors. Before co-founding Legalist at 20, Eva studied economics at Harvard College. 

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We're attracted to complex ideas – they sound sophisticated and smart – but are they the best approach? As it turns out, at least when it comes to your money, simple beats complex. Peter Mallouk, CEO of Creative Planning ($300B in client assets), speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the advantages of keeping it simple.
 
Each week, "At the Money" discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz each week to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Peter Rawlinson, chief executive officer, chief technology officer and member of the board of directors at Lucid Motors Inc., where he is responsible for the company’s strategy and execution, as well as the creation and delivery of all Lucid products. Before Lucid, Peter was vice president of vehicle engineering at Tesla Inc. and chief engineer of the Model S. Before joining Tesla in February 2009, he led vehicle engineering at Corus Automotive. He was previously chief engineer of advanced engineering at Lotus Cars Ltd. and principal engineer at Jaguar Cars Inc. 

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Spending Scolds will tell you that a sailboat, a sports car, even a latte will be your financial ruin. Is this accurate? Focusing on the cost without considering whether you can afford the items and what memories they create is the wrong calculus. The ethos of delayed gratification can lead to missed opportunities and fear. 

Why does this happen, and what can we do to avoid these poor outcomes? Carl Richards, author “The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money” speaks with Barry Ritholtz about how to spend smarter in a way that brings more joy into a lives.

Each week, "At the Money" discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Erika Ayers Badan, CEO of Food52. She previously served as the CEO of Barstool Sports. Before joining Barstool in 2016, Ayers held leadership positions at Microsoft, AOL, Demand Media and Yahoo. She was previously named one of Forbes’ Most Powerful Women in Sports. Her new book is "Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure Is Good, the Great Ones Play Hurt, and Other Hard Truths." 

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How should you think about thematic investing? What place does Gold or Bitcoin, or countries like India and Japan have in your portfolio? Jan van Eck, CEO of Van Eck Funds, which oversees $75 billion in ETFs, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about how to add an additional thematic investment to your core holdings. 

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Foundering: The OpenAI Story is a narrative podcast that examines the rise of Sam Altman, from the time he was a 19-year-old startup founder, then the head of Y Combinator, and now the billionaire king of this AI boom.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Peter Mallouk, president and CEO of Creative Planning LLC, which provides wealth-management and investment-advisory services. He is the author of several books, including The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them and Money, Simplified. Mallouk is the co-host of the podcast Down the Middle, and he has appeared on Marketwatch.com, CNBC and Fox Business. 

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A constant stream of noise distracts investors: earnings reports, news releases, upgrades, downgrades, economic data, geopolitics. How should we best manage this firehose of distractions? Larry Swedrow, head of financial and economic research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about managing through the noise. His firm manages or advises on over 70 billion dollars in client assets. Swedrow has co-written 20 books on investing.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Jeffrey Sherman, deputy chief investment officer at DoubleLine Capital LP. Sherman oversees and administers DoubleLine’s investment management subcommittee; serves as lead portfolio manager for multisector and derivative-based strategies; and is a member of the firm's executive management and fixed income asset allocation committees. Prior to joining DoubleLine in 2009, Sherman was a senior vice president at TCW Group Inc. He is host of the podcast The Sherman Show and a CFA charterholder. 

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Who's in charge of all of the details of your financial life? Not just the stocks and bonds, but your taxes, your will, your estate, any trusts, insurance, credit line, your real estate, anything that affects your financial health. Peter Mallouk, CEO of Creative Planning (300B in client assets), speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the advantages of having a financial 'captain' in charge of all of your affairs.  

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, The True American and India Calling. A former foreign correspondent and columnist for the New York Times, he has also written for the New Yorker, the Atlantic and Time, and is the publisher of the newsletter The.Ink. He is also a political analyst for MSNBC. He has received the Radcliffe Fellowship, the Porchlight Business Book of the Year Award, Harvard University’s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award for Humanism in Culture and the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. 

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Is cryptocurrency the next logical evolution of the monetary system? To explore whether we’re at an inflection point, we’ll look back at moments in the history of money when how we paid for things and stored value long-term changed for the better.  

This episode is sponsored by Coinbase.

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Why do investors underperform their own investments? Why does this happen, and what can we do to avoid these poor outcomes? Carl Richards, author “The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money” speaks with Barry Ritholtz about how to better manage the behavioral errors that hurt portfolios.

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We’re taking The Big Take to Asia. Each week, Bloomberg’s Oanh Ha tells a story from the home of the world's most dynamic economies - and the markets, tycoons and businesses that drive the ever-shifting region. 

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Savita Subramanian, managing director and head of US equity and quantitative strategy at Bank of America Corp. She also leads the firm's environmental, social and governance research. She has been a ranked analyst in the Institutional Investor survey for the last nine years. Prior to joining the firm in 2001, Subramanian was an analyst at Scudder Kemper Investments in New York and San Francisco. Subramanian is on the advisory board of the UCLA Master of Financial Engineering program, on the membership committee of Q Group, and is a member of the Chicago Quantitative Alliance and the Society of Quantitative Analysts. 

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What should you do when an investment suddenly becomes hot or cold? How should investors think about sectors that fall in and out of favor? Should you be looking at countries like India and Japan or technologies like AI? Jan van Eck, CEO of Van Eck Funds, which oversees $75 billion in ETFs, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about how to identify when an asset class falls into or out of favor.

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 Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Jim O'Shaughnessy, founder and CEO of O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC. He is also chairman of the board at Stability AI. He is the host of the Infinite Loopspodcast and the author of Invest Like the Best, What Works on Wall Street, How to Retire Rich and Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow. 

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Are your expensive active mutual funds and ETFs actually active? Or, as is too often the case, are they only pretending to be active? Do they charge a high active fee but then behave more like an index fund? Andrew Slimmon, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the advantages of concentrated portfolios. If you want to own active funds, then make sure they differ their benchmarks and truly are active.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to technology, media and financial services executive Joanne Bradford. She was previously president of Honey, where she orchestrated the company's sale to PayPal Holdings Inc. for $4 billion. She has been named one of Ad Age's 100 Most Influential Women in Advertising. She previously held executive leadership positions at Social Finance Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Demand Media Inc. and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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We know it’s challenging, but should you try your hand at stock picking? It's fun, it gives you something to talk about at parties, but is it profitable? Larry Swedroe, Head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, which manages or advises on $70 Billion in client assets, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the challenges of picking stocks. Only a few people have been successful at it over time, and they have become household names. Most of the rest have not earned their costs.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Dr. Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, Inc., a provider of global investment strategies and asset-allocation analyses and recommendations. He previously served as Chief Investment Strategist of Oak Associates, Prudential Equity Group, and Deutsche Bank’s US equities division in New York City.  He taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and was an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the US Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. 

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Bill McBride of Calculated Risk has spent the past 20 years taking apart economic data, creating “opinion-free” analysis of the economy, and accurately identifying booms, busts, bubbles, and recoveries in real-time, including the great financial crisis and its subsequent housing bottom + recovery.  He speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the data that matters, and the data that doesn’t, and how investors can tell them apart.

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 Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Ashish Shah, co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP’s global fixed income and liquidity solutions business. He is also the chief investment officer for public investing, and serves as global head of GSAM’s cross-sector strategy and as a member of the fixed income strategy group. Prior to joining the firm, Shah was chief investment officer for global credit and head of fixed income for AllianceBernstein LP, where he oversaw all credit-related strategies. Shah was previously managing director and head of global credit strategy at Barclays Capital Inc., responsible for the high-grade, high-yield, structured credit and municipal strategy groups and the special situations research team, and head of credit strategy at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 

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Are your expensive active mutual funds and ETFs actually active? Or, as is too often the case, are they only pretending to be active? Do they charge a high active fee but then behave more like an index fund? If so, you are the victim of closet indexing.

Andrew Slimmon, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, leads the Applied Equity Advisors team and serves as Senior Portfolio Manager for all long equity strategies. He speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the best ways to avoid the funds that charge high fees but fail to provide the benefits of active management.

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This is a new, weekly podcast from Barry Ritholtz focused on investing. Each week, "At the Money" discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.

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 Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Samara Cohen, senior managing director at BlackRock Inc. and chief investment officer of the firm's ETF & Index Investments. She is also a member of BlackRock's Global Executive Committee and its investment and talent subcommittees. Cohen is also the Global Executive Committee's sponsor for BlackRock’s Women’s Initiative & Allies Network and a member of the Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee. She was previously a managing director in the securities division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., where she built and led the global market transition team following the 2008 global financial crisis.  

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Markets go up and down as news breaks, companies miss earnings estimates, and economic data disappoints. It's not too hard to see why staying the course can be a challenge for investors. Larry Swedroe, Head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, which manages or advises on $70 Billion in client assets, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the best ways to navigate through this sea of noise and stay the course.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Ed Hyman, founder and chairman of Evercore ISI International Ltd. and vice chairman of Evercore Inc. He also heads Evercore ISI’s economic research team. Hyman was the chairman and founder of ISI Group LLC. He previously served as vice chairman and board member of C.J. Lawrence Inc. and was an economic consultant at Data Resources Inc. 

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Interest rates have increased by over 500 basis points over the past 24 months. It is a new interest rate regime, and TINA is no more. Investors should be considering capturing some of that yield in their portfolios. Jim Bianco, President and macro strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C., speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the alternatives to equity that are producing real yield. 

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Angus Deaton, senior scholar at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. In 1976, he became a professor of econometrics at the University of Bristol and moved to Princeton as a professor of economics and international affairs in 1983. He became an emeritus professor in 2016. In 2015, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is the author of almost 200 papers and six books, including The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality; Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality; and, with Anne Case, of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.

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The past few years have seen market swings wreak havoc with investor sentiment. But despite the volatility, markets have made new all-time highs. In this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director at Schwab where she helps clients invest $8.5 Trillion in assets. Sonders observes that volatility is the norm, and investors should take advantage of swings to rebalance their portfolio. Or as she describes it, “add low, trim high.”

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The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Liz Ann Sonders, managing director and chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. A keynote speaker at numerous company and industry conferences, Sonders has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, CBS News, Yahoo Finance and Fox Business News. She has been named best market strategist by Kiplinger Personal Finance and one of SmartMoney magazine's Power 30. She has also been named to the Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in Finance, Think Advisor IA25 and Forbes 50 Over 50 lists. 

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Throughout history, investing has been a lot more “Art” than “Science.” But today, data is widely available and it’s a key tool you can use to enhance your portfolio returns. In this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Jim O'Shaughnessy, former chairman and founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management (now part of Franklin Templeton) and author of the New York Times bestselling book, “What Works on Wall Street” -- the first quantitative investing book available to the general public.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Mark Wiedman, senior managing director, head of the global client business and member of the global executive committee of BlackRock. He joined the firm in 2004 to help start the Financial Markets Advisory business. Mark led BlackRock's 2008 creation of PennyMac, now the No. 2 US mortgage bank, and served on its public board from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as senior adviser to the undersecretary for domestic finance at the US Treasury and a consultant at McKinsey & Co. He serves on the boards of the National Committee for US-China Relations and Focusing Capital on the Long Term.

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Markets have been waiting for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting rates for over a year. What data should investors be following for insight into when they will begin? Jim Bianco, President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C., speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using initial unemployment claims data and wage gain to identify when the Fed will lower rates. 

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Sean Dobson, chairman, CEO and CIO of Amherst Holdings LLC, which manages $16.8 billion and focuses on single-family rentals, mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate. Dobson and Amherst advised the White House, senators, congressmen, the Federal Reserve Board and investors during the global financial crisis. He currently serves as a governing trustee for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and is a co-founder of CapCityKids.

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Investors hate inflation. How can they evaluate what inflation means to the Federal Reserve and possibly future rate cutes? Former Federal Reserve economist Claudia Sahm, best known for the rule bearing her name, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using CPI data to anticipate future Fed action and changes in interest rates. 

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to David Snyderman, global head of Magnetar Capital LLC’s alternative credit and fixed income business. He also serves as chairman of Magnetar's investment committee and as a member of its management committee. Snyderman, who joined Magnetar in 2005 shortly after its launch, was previously the head of global credit and a senior managing director at Citadel Investment Group, and he served as a member of the management, portfolio management and investment/risk committees. Prior to joining Citadel, David focused on convertible securities, merger arbitrage and special situations portfolios at Koch Industries Inc. Snyderman is a founding board member of the Magnetar Capital Foundation,

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The Deal, hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, features intimate conversations with business titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepreneurs who reveal their investment philosophies, pivotal career moves and the ones that got away. From Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals, The Deal is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Bloomberg Carplay, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch The Deal on Bloomberg Television, and Bloomberg Originals on YouTube.

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There's been criticism of what some call “Woke Investing.” But “Value-based investing” is more politically agnostic than its critics realize. Used by Pro-life investors like the Catholic Church, it aligns capital with deeply held beliefs – be they left or right.  In this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Meir Statman, Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University.  Statman is an award-winning expert on investor behavior and financial decision-making.  His book “What Investors Really Want” has become a classic that explains what drives investors.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Andrew Slimmon, managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He is also the lead senior portfolio manager on all long equity strategies for the applied equity advisors team, as well as a member of the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in 1991 as an adviser in private wealth management, and later served as chief investment officer of the Morgan Stanley Trust Co. Previously, he was an analyst and portfolio manager for Brown Brothers Harriman and a buy-side equity research analyst with ARCO Investment Management. 

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How well do you understand yourself? For investors, it is an important question. We're co-conspirators in self-deception and this prevents us from having accurate self-knowledge. This does not lead to good results in the markets.  To explain, Barry Ritholtz welcomes David Dunning to the podcast. Dunning is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. Dunning’s research focuses on decision-making in various settings. In work on economic games, he explores how choices commonly presumed to be economic in nature actually hinge more on psychological factors, such as social norms and emotion.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Bill Dudley, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he also served as vice chairman and a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee. He is the chair of the Bretton Woods Committee, and has been a nonexecutive director at Swiss bank UBS since 2019. Previously, he was executive vice president of the Markets Group at the New York Fed, where he also managed the System Open Market Account. He has also been a partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs & Co. and was the firm's chief US economist; vice president at the former Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Ltd.; and chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System of the Bank for International Settlements. 

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What does history tell us about how war impacts the stock market? What is the correlation between geopolitical conflict and inflation? Can these patterns inform us of future bull market behavior? In this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeffrey Hirsch about what happens to equities after global conflicts. Hirsch is editor of the Stock Trader's Almanac & Almanac Investor Newsletter. He's devoted much of his career to the study of historical patterns and market seasonality in conjunction with fundamental and technical analysis.

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On Tuesday, Barry sat down with Bloomberg's Elon, Inc. podcast to discuss his thoughts on the most consequential and controversial business leader of our time - Elon Musk.

Ritholtz shares his views on SpaceX, Tesla, and Musk's leadership of his companies over the years. He also digs into Musk's relationship with Wall Street.

Listen to this clip, then head over to the Elon, Inc. feed for the whole episode.

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Market structures are broken and value investing is dead. That's the view from David Einhorn. On this episode, the president of Greenlight Capital sits down for a wide-ranging discussion with Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz. Einhorn is also chairman of the boards of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. and Green Brick Partners Inc. He started the Einhorn Collaborative, which seeks to help Americans build stronger relationships, embrace their differences, and rediscover shared values and humanity.

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How much you pay for stocks really matters. Should value investing be part of that strategy? To find out more, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeremy Schwartz. Schwartz is Global Chief Investment Officer of WisdomTree, leading the firm's investment strategy team in the construction of equity Indexes, quantitative active strategies and multi-asset Model Portfolios.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Tom Hancock, a partner at GMO LLC, where he is also head of the focused equity team. He manages the focused quality fund and its new Quality ETF, and is the portfolio manager for quality strategies. He previously served as co-head of the firm's global equity team. Prior to joining GMO, he was a research scientist at Siemens and a software engineer at IBM. 

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Investors don't like recessions. But how can they tell if one's coming? There's an indicator for that. It's called the "Sahm Rule," named for economist Claudia Sahm. Sahm is a former Federal Reserve economist best known for the rule bearing her name. In this episode, she speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using labor data to forecast recessions.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Sarah Kirshbaum Levy, chief executive officer of Betterment LLC, an independent digital investment adviser with $40 billion in assets under management. Prior to joining Betterment, Levy was chief operating officer of Viacom Media Networks, where she oversaw global strategy, finance and operations. Previously, Levy served as COO at Nickelodeon, where she spearheaded Nickelodeon's entry into new segments, including consumer products, resorts, Broadway and theme parks, and subscription video on demand.

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We're coming up on tax season, after a banner year for stocks. Successful investors could be looking at a big tax bill from the US government. But how can you avoid sticker shock when Uncle Sam comes knocking? On this episode of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Ari Rosenbaum about investment vehicles designed to avoid big tax bills. Rosenbaum serves as the Director of Private Wealth Solutions at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. He leads the team that delivers OSAM strategies to advisors, consultants, wealth management firms, multi-family offices and private banks.

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Shomik Dutta, founder and managing partner at Overture, a venture capital firm focused on climate tech and sustainability startups. He is also co-founder and general partner of Higher Ground Labs. 

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What do investors really want?  Long-term capital appreciation and income are the obvious answers. But, it turns out they actually want a lot more than that.  On this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Meir Statman, Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University.  Statman is an award-winning expert on investor behavior and financial decision making.  His book “What Investors Really Want” has become a classic that explains what drives investors.

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